Julia Lira, samba queen, broke down 10 minutes into her performance as the press swarmed the 7-year-old. While her parents claim her role isn't at all sexual, photographers, who took upskirt shots, disagreed. [NYT] »2/15/10 9:20am 2/15/10 9:20am

Cyd Charisse, the actress/dancer who rose to stardom dancing alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died at the age of 86 of a heart attack, according to the New York Times. Born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, Cyd was a classically trained ballerina who was plucked from the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in… »6/18/08 9:30am 6/18/08 9:30am